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DEVELOPING: COLORADO-NEBRASKA
ADDS: POT PIE PROBLEM, WIFE PRESIDENT, COLORADO-NEBRASKA, BISON ON THE PRAIRIE
POT PIE PROBLEM
OMAHA—Federal investigators have linked 401 salmonella illnesses to the Banquet pot pies ConAgra Foods Inc. recalled last year. The Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a final report this week on the fall 2007 outbreak and recall. Investigators say the recall raises questions about the safety of microwaving frozen foods that contain raw ingredients. By Business Writer Josh Funk.
WIFE PRESIDENT
YANKTON, S.D.—A South Dakota woman has become national president of Women Involved In Farm Economics—also known as WIFE. Tammy Basel moved up from first vice president at the group’s annual convention held in Nebraska City, Neb.
BISON ON THE PRAIRIE
PAWHUSKA, Okla.—It’s 6 a.m. and the cowboys are already downing second and third cups of coffee, adjusting to a 35-degree morning. Slowly, a full moon and stars give way to hues of orange sky. And with daybreak, what had been obscured comes into clearer focus: hundreds of shaggy bison standing on an unfenced landscape that looks like it rolls on forever. Any other time of year, this herd of 2,600 would have a 23,000-acre swath of the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve to roam. By Justin Juozapavicius.
AP Photos NY376, NY377, NY378, NY379, NY380, NY381, NY382.
SPORTS:
FBC–COLORADO-NEBRASKA
LINCOLN—Nebraska plays Colorado, trying to finish the regular season with a fifth win in six games and position itself for a New Year’s Day bowl. The Buffaloes, who have lost six of their last eight, need a win to become bowl eligible. By Sports Writer Eric Olson.
AP Photos by Nati Harnik. Game starts 2:30 p.m. Central.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— BOMB THREAT—One small eastern Nebraska school district plans to limit the type of bags students can carry because of two bomb threats this fall.
— UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS—Nebraska Workforce Development is reminding unemployed workers that President Bush has signed an extension of jobless benefits into law.
— CRANE MEADOWS—A well-known sandhill crane migration observatory that closed last year is expected to re-open in time for the spring migration season.
— BLACK FRIDAY-SAFETY—Shoppers may have bargains on the brain this Black Friday, but police say they must also consider their safety.
— NATIONAL RESEARCH ACQUISITION—National Research Corp. of Nebraska says it is merging with My InnerView, Inc., of Wisconsin.
— FAMOUS DAVE’S-OVERTIME—A federal appeals court has upheld a decision ordering the owners of five Famous Dave’s restaurants in the Omaha area to pay damages stemming from an overtime dispute.
The AP, Omaha.
